Daniel 1
1 In the thirde yeere of the reigne of Iehoiakim king of Iudah, came Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel vnto Ierusalem and besieged it.
No anno terceiro do reinado de Joaquim, rei de Judah, veiu Nabucodonozor, rei de Babylonia, a Jerusalem, e a sitiou.
2 And ye Lord gaue Iehoiakim king of Iudah into his hand; with parte of the vessels of the house of God, which he caryed into the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and he brought the vessels into his gods treasurie.
E o Senhor entregou nas suas mãos a Joaquim, rei de Judah, e uma parte dos vasos da casa de Deus, e os levou para a terra de Shinar, para a casa do seu deus, e poz os vasos na casa do thesouro do seu deus.
3 And the King spake vnto Ashpenaz the master of his Eunuches, that he shoulde bring certeine of the children of Israel, of the Kings seede, and of the princes:
E disse o rei a Aspenaz, chefe dos seus eunuchos, que trouxesse alguns dos filhos de Israel, e da semente real e dos principes,
4 Children in whome was no blemish, but well fauoured, and instruct in all wisedome, and well seene in knowledge, and able to vtter knowledge, and such as were able to stande in the kings palace, and whome they might teach the learning, and the tongue of the Caldeans.
Mancebos em quem não houvesse defeito algum, e formosos de parecer, e instruidos em toda a sabedoria, e sabios em sciencia, e entendidos no conhecimento, e que tivessem habilidade para assistir no palacio do rei, e que os ensinassem nas lettras e na lingua dos chaldeos.
5 And the King appointed them prouision euery day of a portion of the Kings meate, and and of the wine, which he dranke, so nourishing them three yeere, that at the ende thereof, they might stande before the King.
E o rei lhes ordenou a ração de cada dia, da porção do manjar do rei, e do vinho que elle bebia, e que assim fossem creados por tres annos, para que no fim d'elles assistissem diante do rei
6 Nowe among these were certeine of the children of Iudah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
E entre elles se achavam, d'entre os filhos de Judah, Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias:
7 Vnto whome the chiefe of the Eunuches gaue other names: for hee called Daniel, Belteshazzar, and Hananiah, Shadrach, and Mishael, Meshach, and Azariah, Abednego.
E o chefe dos eunuchos lhes poz outros nomes, a saber: a Daniel poz o de Belteshazzar, e a Hananias o de Sadrach, e a Misael o de Mesach, e a Azarias o de Abed-nego.
8 But Daniel had determined in his heart, that hee woulde not defile him selfe with the portion of the Kings meate, nor with the wine which he dranke: therefore he required the chiefe of the Eunuches that he might not defile himselfe.
E Daniel assentou no seu coração não se contaminar com a porção do manjar do rei, nem com o vinho que elle bebia; portanto pediu ao chefe dos eunuchos para não se contaminar.
9 (Nowe God had brought Daniel into fauour, and tender loue with the chiefe of the Eunuches)
Ora deu Deus a Daniel graça e misericordia diante do chefe dos eunuchos.
10 And the chiefe of the Eunuches sayd vnto Daniel, I feare my lord the King, who hath appointed your meate and your drinke: therefore if he see your faces worse liking then the other children, which are of your sort, then shall you make me lose mine head vnto the King.
E disse o chefe dos eunuchos a Daniel: Tenho medo do meu senhor, o rei, que ordenou a vossa comida e a vossa bebida; pois porque veria elle os vossos rostos mais tristes do que os dos mancebos que são vossos eguaes? assim arriscareis a minha cabeça para com o rei.
11 Then sayd Daniel to Melzar, whome the chiefe of the Eunuches had set ouer Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
Então disse Daniel ao dispenseiro a quem o chefe dos eunuchos havia constituido sobre Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias:
12 Proue thy seruants, I beseeche thee, ten dayes, and let them giue vs pulse to eate, and water to drinke.
Experimenta, peço-te, os teus servos dez dias, e que se nos dêem legumes a comer, e agua a beber.
13 Then let our countenances bee looked vpon before thee, and the countenances of the children that eate of the portion of the Kings meate: and as thou seest, deale with thy seruantes.
Então se veja diante de ti o nosso parecer, e o parecer dos mancebos que comem a porção do manjar do rei, e, conforme vires, te hajas com os teus servos.
14 So hee consented to them in this matter, an proued them ten dayes.
E lhes consentiu isto, e os experimentou dez dias.
15 And at the end of ten dayes, their countenances appeared fayrer, and in better liking then all the childrens, which did eate the portion of the Kings meate.
E, ao fim dos dez dias, appareceram os seus semblantes melhores, e elles estavam mais gordos de carne do que todos os mancebos que comiam porção do manjar do rei.
16 Thus Melzar tooke away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drinke, and gaue them pulse.
Então succedeu que o dispenseiro tirava a porção do manjar d'elles, e o vinho de que deviam beber, e lhes dava legumes.
17 As for these foure children, God gaue them knowledge, and vnderstanding in al learning and wisedome: also he gaue Daniel vnderstanding of all visions and dreames.
Quanto a estes quatro mancebos, Deus lhes deu o conhecimento e a intelligencia em todas as lettras, e sabedoria; mas a Daniel deu entendimento em toda a visão e sonhos.
18 Nowe when the time was expired, that the King had appoynted to bring them in, the chiefe of the Eunuches brought them before Nebuchad-nezzar.
E ao fim dos dias, em que o rei tinha dito que os trouxessem, o chefe dos eunuchos os trouxe diante de Nabucodonozor.
19 And the King communed with them: and among them al was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stoode they before the king.
E o rei fallou com elles; porém entre todos elles não foram achados outros taes como Daniel, Hananias, Misael e Azarias; e assistiam diante do rei.
20 And in all matters of wisedome, and vnderstanding that the King enquired of them, hee founde them tenne times better then all the inchanters and astrologians, that were in all his realme.
E em toda a materia de sabedoria e de intelligencia, que o rei lhes perguntou, os achou dez vezes mais doutos do que todos os magos ou astrologos que havia em todo o seu reino.
21 And Daniel was vnto the first yeere of king Cyrus.
E Daniel esteve até ao primeiro anno do rei Cyro.
